The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC and the Nigeria Police have pledged to work together in a renewed drive to combat the perennial menace of oil theft and pipeline vandalism across the country.
The Group General Manager Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC Mr Ndu Ughamadu who disclosed this said the decision to reinvigorate the push against oil pipeline marauders was reached at the meeting between the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru and the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Abubakar Mohamed Adamu at the NNPC Towers in Abuja.
He said the renewed cooperation will consolidate the prevailing cordial relationship between both entities in tackling the menace which has manifested in losses of millions of litres of petroleum products.
Mr Ughamadu while congratulating the Acting Inspector-General of Police on his appointment, noted that it was gratifying for him to have chosen the NNPC Towers as destination of his first courtesy visit since assumption of office.
He assured that the corporation will work assiduously with the new Inspector-General of Police in pursuit of the mutual mandate of ensuring protection of the nation’s vast oil and gas assets across the country.
Mr Ughamadu used the opportunity to commend Mr Adamu for the quick response of the police to the recent case of suspected collusion between some security men and oil pipeline vandals in the Arepo axis, saying it was indicative of the determined commitment of the Police leadership to squelch the ugly menace.
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